The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-04
OF CONsULs, AND THE START.
LING REQUESTS
They Make or These Hard Worked,
Faithful Servants Of the
Government.
ROMiNCEs UsRAyELEp FOR THE
FOLKS Al HOME. WY 'esa
The Investigation OF DIsbursipg
Clerk BscOn's Accounts Prom.
lses 70 be Sensational.
IsrucIAL 70 TIE APPlAL.l

bUkkAU DE- THE mkhfhlb APPBAL,
No. Ola THIRTEENTH STREET, WASHING.
TON, July 3.-"No one who has not
had practical experience has any idea
Of the various duties which . Consul
representing his country abroad Ia
required to perform" said DR..
St. Clair, the able chief Of the
Consular Bureau OF the State De-
partment, 10 your correspondent yes
terday. Not only have they TO
look alter the commercial interests OF
their country, but they have to attend
TO some Of the queerest kind Of re.
quests from their countrymen at home.
II has more than once been the case
that q Consul has been applied to to
purchase peculiar animals found In
the country to which they are &C.
credited, all the way from az elephant
TO rare kinds Of lizards. Very fire.
quently they are asked TO collect q
number Of specimens Of sea shells pc
culiar to their part Of the word. Only
o short time AGO We received q request
from q gentleman in Kentucky asking
that the Cjnsulat Barcelona, In Spain,
procure Tor him fine spt cimen OF the
native ass, for breeding purposes, the
gentleman being under the impress.
sion that thst animal attained to a
largo size In Spain. The request was
forwarded and the Kentuckian has
since received very fne animal OF the
donkey kind. But the more frequent
requests outside Of the purely COM
mercial duties OF the Consul are OF q
purely private and family kind. II q
son, daughter, husband or wife goes
aatray, or II information is wanted
OF the whereabouts OF a person OF
any degree Of relationship to the
inquirer In foreign country, applica-
ton 10 at once made to the representa-
tive OF this country nearest 10 the
place where the m issing person 10 sup.
poted to be, and the consul Ia atked
TO look him up. Some very startling
romances have been unearthed In this
way through the consular sngencies
That was strange case which WIS I'M
earthed some time ago In Florence,
Italy, by Mr.. A Schuyler Crosby,
who was then u. h. Consul al that
place. One day he was conducting q
party OF Americans through the
principal places OF interest In the city
and among the places vititcd was the
Insane Asylum. As the party was
going through the wards one Of the
inmates Of the institution suddenly
called out TO Mr.. Crosby: "0h, sir,
you are an American, are you not !
For Gods sake come here and listen
to my storyl" Mr.. Crosby went to
the cell from wherce the piteous ap-
peal came and saw behind the bars q
woman much emacia'ed bat appar.
entity sane. He listened to her story,
and alter making inquiries, set him
self to work TO procure her release, In
which he succeeded after Q great deal
OF trouble. The womsn's story Was a
follows: She weA born In Mobile
Ala, Of wealthy 1rents. Being a.
tractive In appearance, she had I
number Of tuitors for her hand In mar
riage. One day an Italian came TO III,
city. He WAS handsome, and wrot'
the prefix count" before his name
He room got himself introduced int
the best circles OF Mobile eociety. an,
by good behavior and courteous bear
Ing, became q erest favorite anon
the ladies. He became con
slant visitor at the house OF the cub
! ject Of this story, and intimacy besa
10 Hpen into love on the part Of III,
young girl. Her pArents did not ap
prove OF the match, but the Handsome
Italian portrayed In glowing terms th
wealth OF his affection for her, and Oh
beauties OF the lovely Fiorentine HON
which he Wished her 10 become In
mistress OF. At last bis entreAt q
were successful, aud the young siI
was married TO the "c1dnt" secret,
When the girls parents heard Of
they we're enraged. Her father refuse
10 have anything TO do with her, an
instead OF giving her the fortune h
had intended 10 be hers, q sttled on he
. the sum Of $1,000 a,ear. The youn
o)upie started for Europe, but Il 500
!, became apparent 10 the wife that h,
!, husband was not only not In love wit
/, her, bat that his only object In MARI
ing her was 10 procure her iortun
and having Jailed In that through o.
anger Of Der father, had no more nj
for her. Shortly after reaching Flo
ence the "c9unr bad thres physician
called In, and they made an exsmin
ton Of the young girl, much TO b,
surprise and terror. On the followir
= day q covered wagon came 10 the do'
L and abe Was told 10 get inside. Whs
J. she refused che WAS seized from b
i hind and rudely bound and bandage
i She tainted, and when she recover,
J. she found herself In the insane a.
L lum. There she remained for ov,
). two years, until she was found by NJ
|. Crosby. Meanwhile, the husban
a who had caused her incarceration
A wrote hone 10 the girls parents th
n she wAs very sick, and described Il
. expense he va, pntting hir
= sell TO In order 10 take proper care
y the girl he loved 90 we'll. The faith,
. was TOO proud 10 allow him 10 be
. the full expense Of bis daughters l
= meas, under the circumstances and n
q annual remittance continued 10 con
- along. The "counr paid $500 10 Il
IA aay um Tor the keep OF his wlf, 90
D. lived In good style upon the renal
a ing 1850. Az soon an the news reach,
/. Mobile, OF the tue state OF afiaii
J. however, the remlttances sudden
IL stopped, and the young girl was I
', oeiyed homo with open arms. III
}. Count IL siill living In Florence, b
,s has had 10 resort 10 other means
/. earning n living.
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4. The Hoffman House cafe In N,
4. York Ia the Mecca 10 which oil poll
/. clans seen TO journey whenever tn
In visit the metropolis, Here you nj
~ And, az any hour a the day, parties
a prominent men who cit around
~ small table discussing men and even
New York politicians naturally pI
dominate A day or tao ago 20
v correspondent found there half
a a zen men Who rTe prominent 10 q
" affairs Of State and nation. AmoI
n them Was the Hon. "DaI
N lockwood, Of Buffalo. Dan ne
q 10 be known as the "ers
.. nomlnstof.n He II was who pl
Of sented the name OF Grover Cleyelsi
A. TO the Democrats OF Erie county
q their candidate for sheriff. Agal
m about ten yean later, when the tau